punctuality

英 [ˌpʌŋktjʊˈælɪti]

美 [ˌpʌŋktʃuˈælɪti]

n.  严守时间; 敏捷

BEC

BNC.21572 / COCA.26459

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 准时的；守时的
  If you arepunctual, you do something or arrive somewhere at the right time and are not late.
  1. He's always very punctual. I'll see if he's here yet.
     他总是很准时。我去看看他是否已经来了。

英英释义

noun

• the quality or habit of adhering to an appointed time
  Synonym:promptness

双语例句

• I don't understand his preoccupation with punctuality.
  我不懂他为什么那么守时。
• Punctuality is a necessary habit in all public affairs of a civilized society.
  准时是文明社会各项公共事务中一个必不可少的习惯。
• She had a reputation punctuality.
  她以守时着称。
• Punctuality can greatly increase your credibility.
  守时极能增加你的信誉。
• To Americans, punctuality is a way of showing respect for other people's time.
  对美国人来说，守时是一种尊重他人的时间的表现。
• As far as I know, working in a sino-foreign joint venture calls for punctuality and responsibility.
  据我所知，在中外合资企业里工作需要准时和责任心。
• This student's attendance and punctuality have not been good.
  这名学生出勤情况不好，也不准时。
• Briggs was very definite about the need for punctuality.
  布里格斯非常肯定遵守时间的必要性。
• I always go to work on time. Punctuality is my strength.
  我总是准时上班，守时是我的优点。
• He's becoming more and more obsessive about punctuality.
  他对守时要求越来越过分了。